IndustryStandard@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 3 months ago[Video] Trump: We'll sell our allies toned down military planes, because someday, maybe they're not our alliesi.imgur.comvideomessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down12
arrow-up182arrow-down1video[Video] Trump: We'll sell our allies toned down military planes, because someday, maybe they're not our alliesi.imgur.comIndustryStandard@lemmy.world to Progressive Politics@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squareSaltSong@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·3 months agoThis has almost always been true, we just don’t say it out loud. Our top military tech has a “home” version and an “export” version.
minus-squarecubism_pitta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·3 months agoEvery country does that when exporting military tech. I imagine that countries that have purchased jets from the US have some of their own equipment they install post sale that the US does not officially know about.
minus-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·3 months agoThe US does servicing on their jets so unlikely.
This has almost always been true, we just don’t say it out loud. Our top military tech has a “home” version and an “export” version.
Every country does that when exporting military tech.
I imagine that countries that have purchased jets from the US have some of their own equipment they install post sale that the US does not officially know about.
The US does servicing on their jets so unlikely.
Unless you’re Israel.